Forest Lake
51.1017° N, 119.9628° W
Shoreline and neighbouring water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Forest Lake, British Columbia. 51.1017° N, 119.9628° W
Not for navigation. Depths are from government surveys and may be outdated.
borealbound.ca/lakes/bc/forest-lake-near-blucher-hall/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- Known BC Fish Observations and BC Fish Distributions, Government of British Columbia. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
- Wildlife Management Units, Government of British Columbia. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
- City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Forest Lake covers 0.24 km², making it smaller than 71% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia. It lies 3.1 km east of Blucher Hall.
Government surveys have recorded 7 fish species here, including rainbow trout, brook trout and yellow perch.
- Area
- 0.24 km²
- smaller than 71% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Shoreline
- 3.1 km
- shorter than 61% of the 4,577 lakes in British Columbia
- Fish species
- 7
- more than 84% of the 2,793 surveyed lakes in British Columbia
- Elevation
- 598 m
Today on the water
19.6 °C
Observed at Kamloops, as of 5:00 a.m. PDT
calm Estimated waves, next 12 hours: up to 0.1 m. Around 6 a.m., wind from the south: the south shore is sheltered, waves build toward the north shore.
| Time | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | 12 a.m. | 3 a.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind km/h | S 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | var. 5 |
| Gusts km/h | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Waves (est.) m | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Precip. % | 0 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Today: Cloudy. A few showers beginning early this morning. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming west 20 gusting to 40 this morning. High 14. UV index 1 or low.
Weather: Kamloops (local forecast), as of 5:03 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:40 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:13 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:19 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:52 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:12 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:39 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Kamloops, as of 4:00 a.m. PDT
Fish
Sport fish by the share of the 85 government surveys (1956–2026) that recorded them.
Forage fish and other species (4)
Forage fish
- Redside Shiner 3
- Lake Chub 1
Other
- Largescale Sucker 2
- Northern Pikeminnow 1
Numbers are the surveys that recorded each species.
Fishing regulations: Region 3 – Thompson. Check seasons and limits before you fish.